Supercharging Your eCommerce Store with Magento 2 Cache
Technology is increasing the capability of smaller businesses to sell higher volumes online, but this can lead to one major problem – a slow website, and customers these days have zero patience Forget...
View Article#RealMagento: Creating a Magento 2 Command Line Module + Video Tutorial
This blog post is the second in my series of Magento 2 tutorials I’ll be creating for the #RealMagento community. Here at Demac Media, our Magento development team have been busy learning the ropes of...
View Article#RealMagento: Automated Testing in Magento 2
With this post, I aim to show you the basics of how to perform integration and unit testing in Magento 2 through a simple plugin module. This will automate more of your worfklow and grow your...
View Article#RealMagento: Installing Magento 2 Front – End Plugins – Rapid Read Tutorial
Third Party Plugins and Libraries for frontend, (not to be confused with Magento’s own plugins system) offer quick UI functionality solutions, however getting them off the ground on Magento 2 can be a...
View ArticlePower Your Store with Data: Setting Up Google Analytics in Magento 2
This tutorial will guide you through steps necessary to configure Google Analytics in Magento 2. The Google Analytics module comes with native Magento 2 built in, so you don’t need technical knowledge...
View Article#RealMagento: Defining Custom REST API Endpoints in Magento 2
Welcome to another #RealMagento Magento 2 post! This post will cover extending the core REST API by defining our own custom API endpoint. The core API in Magento 2 already contains a lot of...
View ArticleExtending the Magento 2 Rest Web API to Suit Your eCommerce Needs
You may recall from a couple years back that I had provided a tutorial here on our blog for extending Magento’s API to better suit your business needs. However, that was for Magento 1. With the recent...
View Article6 Years Strong! Meet Demac at Magento Imagine 2017
The Demac team is headed back to Magento Imagine for our 6th year in a row! Last year we took home Magento’s “Spirit of Excellence Award”, their highest partner honour, and were nominated “Best...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Platform Evaluation a Triumph by Asking the Right Questions
Want to build a business that lasts? You need a plan! The issue is, most retailers don’t know where to start when it comes time to sit down and create a technology roadmap, or make a proper platform...
View ArticleSee What Happens When Boathouse Uses Intelligent Digital Marketing to Boost...
If you build they will come… does not apply to eCommerce. In 2011 we partnered with Boathouse, Canada’s leading retailer of action brands like Volcom, Hurley, Billabong, Roxy, and more! Since opening...
View ArticleMake Your eCommerce Data Shine: 4 Ways Analytics Help Identify and Engage...
Magento Business Intelligence has helped hundreds of merchants use their data to grow faster and more efficiently. Along that journey, one thing has proven true in every case: All customers are not...
View ArticleThis Season Don’t Let Holiday Returns Make You See Red!
Holiday sale days like Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Boxing Day etc, drive insane profits for retailers! Unfortunately after the holiday season, return rates shoot up, with gifts and purchases...
View ArticleTwo is Better Than One! – Magento 2 vs. Magento 1 Features
Comparing the past and the future of Magento In the nearly ten years since the initial release of Magento, the eCommerce platform has seen many versions and additional features to support both...
View ArticleStand Out This Season with 25 Examples of Shopping Cart Price Rules in...
Are you prepared to make it rain this holiday season? Every year Black Friday Cyber Monday (BFCM) seems to creep on retailers. We’ve already been helping our clients for weeks now properly prepare....
View ArticleThe 2 Things Retailers Can Do Today to Easily Leverage Amazon
How can the small and mid-sized merchant succeed in an Amazon-first world? Wow, I get this question a lot! With Amazon Prime Day and the retail giant putting almost $3 billion in sales on the board...
View ArticleHow to Quickly Improve Site Navigation for Users with Breadcrumb Trails!
“And Hansel said to Gretel, “Let us drop these breadcrumbs so that together we find our way home because losing our way would be the most cruel of things.” -Lucas Scott, One Tree Hill Breadcrumb trails...
View ArticleMeet The Demacians – Dmitry Chayka – Senior Software Engineer
Welcome back to the latest post in our series “Meet The Demacians”, wherein we get to know the people who make it all happen at Demac Media. Surprisingly, this is my sixth post in this series but first...
View ArticleHow to Budget for Your eCommerce Project – Free Budget Planning Guide!
Limitations due to lack of budget tend to be a struggle companies face when they look at building an ecommerce website or migrating to a new ecommerce platform. We’re no stranger to this problem. In...
View ArticleHow to Optimize Abandoned Cart Emails to Win Back Sales!
Are you leaving money on the table? We’ve all been there. Your customers have added items to the cart, but some aren’t making it to checkout. Cart abandonment is the worst! Did you know that up to 70%...
View ArticleMagento 2 eCommerce Platforms: Which One Is Right for You?
The Magento 2 eCommerce Platform comes in two distinct flavours: Magento Open Source (previously “Community Edition”) and Magento Commerce (previously “Enterprise Edition”); the later of which is...
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